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He is obviously referring to Carlos the Jackal.Don't know who Carlos is. Karlos on the other hand was a great pickup...
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We get to blame the Pegulas for the Sabres' cupboard being bare and GM mismanagement prior to their purchase of the team, but we also get to discredit them for the Bills' record last year.
I don't understand this sentence. I wasn't trying to discredit the Pegulas for the Bills' record last year; they pretty clearly had little to do with it, one way or the other. This year is a different matter. They hired Ryan and had him report directly to them; Ryan's first year has been disappointing, if not an utter fiasco. There was also the embarrassing episode last year when the Pegulas apparently tried to hire Polian as "Football Czar" and got publicly left at the altar, thus undermining the authority of their GM. Again, it's still early days and it's not surprising that the Pegulas have made a few missteps and things might turn out great, but I don't think they have earned the presumption that they know what they are doing.
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So no acknowledgement that the Sabres are considered one of the most talented young teams in the NHL?
No acknowledgement that Pegula's only season of ownership in the NFL resulted in a winning record?
Let's gloss over all of it so that you can be snarky.
As I have said, I don't follow hockey any more so I'll just have to take your word for it that, after four years in the wilderness, the Sabres are ready to break out, even though they apparently have the third worst record in the league right now. As to the Bills, are you saying the Pegulas deserve credit for last year's fabulous 9-7* record? Anyway, that's not the point. I'm merely suggesting that the Pegulas are not above criticism, and that there is scant evidence that they actually know what they are doing when it comes to running a professional sports franchise.
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You also don't seem to differentiate between straight reporting and opinion writing.
This is a distinction that eludes many in this thread. It's one that has been called out many times here but folks still don't get it. In fact, there is a lack of understanding of the media's role in general; many seem to believe that writers for the Buffalo News should be cheerleaders for the team and for the community.
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Facts not excuses.
Only two teams have less points than the Sabres this season. Yes, that is a step up from his creating the lowest scoring team. Just how low should we have to keep our expectations?
Looking back at the Sabres record in the years since Peluga has owned the Sabres, their combined standings have been lower than the combined standings of the same number of years previous to his ownership.
The Bills will win less games this year than last. Is his rebuild plan for the Bills like his Sabres plan, on tanking under Rex to finally start a real rebuild for 5 years from now? Enough is enough, be competitive now, not for the next generation.
That is his record. Of teams being worse under his ownership. Your hopes and fantasies of better days are at this point just fantasies, There is no basis in the records to justify them.
After hearing almost two decades of new 3 or 5 year rebuild promises from the Bills, I am short on believing this new rebuild under Pegula will have any better results. Drink another glass of Kool-aide and put on those even rosier shaded glasses, maybe that works for you.
For me, it is time to show me the results. I am not that gullible anymore.
Consistency Ha, a consistent record of getting worse and losing.
How rude of you to question the Great Pegula and his impeccable record as an owner of sports franchises. Didn't you know that he is beyond criticism? That if he is criticized by you (or, God forbid, by a Buffalo News columnist) he might just take the Bills and move them to Toronto or LA or London? Please show more respect.
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I think the Bills should (and will) pick a QB in this draft, and it could happen anywhere from round 1 to round 7. It will all depend on who's there and what the perceived value is. I think that's a good position to be in. You get in trouble when you feel like you HAVE to use a certain pick on a QB.
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It will be interesting to see what happens to Cardale's draft stock. I would love to see the Bills grab him. He would be the perfect guy to develop behind Tyrod for a year or two. I think he will go higher than many project.
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Didn't Adrian Peterson carry the Vikes to the playoffs just a few seasons ago despite very mediocre QB play from Christian Ponder?
You just proved my point. I assume you are referring to 2012, when the Vikings went 10-6 and qualified for the playoffs as a wild card. Peterson, the best back of his generation, had a career year (more than 2000 yards rushing), yet the team still finished middle of the pack in total offense and lost in the first round of the playoffs, scoring a whopping 7 points against the Packers in the playoff game. I would hardly call that "the Promised Land". It shows the limited impact even the best of the best running backs have on a team's fortunes.
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Thanks Gary.
When you don't have a franchise QB, you need a franchise RB. DW made the deal he had to make at that time.
That is a misconception, albeit one that OBD obviously harbored.
There is no such thing as a "franchise RB"--they don't last long enough and even the best RBs are readily replaceable. It is a passing league. (How much good did it do the Bills to lead the league in rushing this year?) If you don't have a franchise QB, you had better have a damn good defense and a lot of other weapons on offense. A running back, no matter how good, is not going to take you to the promised land.
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Chip did have a winning record after 3 NFL seasons. That's not too bad.
In fact, he was probably the most successful "college coach" to jump to the NFL in recent years.
His biggest problem is his massive ego and apparently his need to control EVERYTHING. I think he's a good coach but needs a GM that he can work with to protect him from stupid personnel moves.
I agree with this. Kelly's method and his system are very different from anything else in the NFL. Because of this, I always thought it was important for Kelly to succeed right away in the NFL in order to get the players to buy in. Kelly did have great success his first year (and to some extent last year, too) but things when off the rails with some of his personnel moves, especially getting rid of Mathis, Jackson, and McCoy, and his failure to get the right QB. Although I think the issue was somewhat overblown, I'm sure the race stuff with McCoy and Riley Cooper didn't help in the locker room, either. Once things started to go south, everything snowballed; when a coach loses the locker room, there is no way to keep him around. That seems to be what happened in Philly, and it could also de-rail Rex. I think Kelly will get another chance in the NFL (if he wants it) and I think Chip is smart enough to learn from his past mistakes. But teams will be cautious.
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not surprising.
I'd rather get kamar Aiken here, a fa.
Everyone who has ever doubted Steve Smith has been proven wrong. But feel free . . .
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And I vote for David Shaw. They run multiple offenses and I personally don't think KEVIN hogan is very good. They tailor their offense to their talent and that's a great sign. But no coach should be coach and GM. It's too much responsibility for one person and you need to be checked.
I could be wrong, but I think Shaw has NFL experience, as well.
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I could explain it to you but I don't have the energy. In short, he tried seeing through the current path for a few years, it was going nowhere, so they went for a full-on rebuild. With respect to the Sabres, I literally wouldn't change one move Pegula/TIm Murray have made. Is it guaranteed to work? Of course not. Some things already haven't- Leino, Ehrhoff, etc.- but everything has made sense at the time. It is an extremely effectively run organization. Anyone who follows the Sabres closely is thrilled with their current path. The next ten years are going to be very enjoyable for Sabres fans.
I'll have to take your word for it because, as I said, I don't follow the Sabres. As I understand it, though, the team has lost consistently since Pegula took over.
Bucky's point is that, as of right now, there is no evidence that the Pegulas know what they are doing WRT running their sports franchises. Again, it may be that they have a brilliant plan that will play out magnificently in the next few years, but I would submit that, if that is true, there is no evidence of it.
As a Bills fan, my knee-jerk reaction is to be skeptical of any and all moves made by the franchise. I'm sorry, I can't help it, but the skeptics have usually been proven correct in this case. Unfortunately, that carries over to the Pegulas, even though they aren't responsible for most of the last 16 years. So far, I have seen nothing that makes me think they are NOT in over their heads.
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Bucky is worse than some posters, expecting the Sabres to "turn it around" in one season, like Jack Eichel is supposed to be Wayne Gretzky at 19.Really? How long has Pegula owned the Sabres? I thought it had been quite a few years, but then, I don't live in Buffalo anymore and don't follow the Sabres closely.
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the only one in over his head is Bucky.
the Pegula's are wildly successful business people.
So are almost all NFL owners (and NBA and MLB owners, for that matter). It does not mean they know how to run a professional sports franchise.
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David Shaw is an obvious choice. He's not leaving Stanford, but if he did, I think he would have any number of NFL jobs to pick from.With the news of Chip Kelly being fired, I started to think about which current college HC could have long term success in the NFL.
Jim Harbaugh is an obvious choice, should he ever choose to return to the NFL/have the opportunity to do so.
That said, Dabo Swinney would be my choice. I have wanted Buffalo to make a run at him each of the last two coaching searches, but it has not happened. Perhaps if he gets a national title this year he'll be ready to listen to NFL offers, should there be any.
And by the way, I don't think it's fair to say that Chip Kelly failed as a coach--it was his GM performance that got him fired. There is still a good chance he will be coaching in the NFL next year.
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My buddy's idea is to outlaw all kinds of tackling except a proper wrap-up tackle.
His view is that such a rule would also assist in significantly minimizing concussions.
Adopting rugby tackling rules (requiring the tackler to attempt to wrap his arms around the ball carrier) would also greatly reduce leg injuries because tacklers would no longer be allowed to launch themselves into the runner's knees. It would be very easy to implement and (IMO) would not detract at all from the game on the field.
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last year, the Bills had 900 more accepted penalty yards than the Jets. Are you sure it's the coach?
Thank you. I believe Rex needs to go, but not because of penalties. The idea that the HC is directly responsible for a team's penalties sounds good and is oft-repeated, but I don't think there is any real evidence to back it up. It reminds me of the argument that the NFL can fix its officiating problem by making the officials full-time employees--sounds appealing, but on further inspection, there is just no evidence for it.
I don't know what the reason is for the rash of penalties that have afflicted the Bills this year, but I doubt Rex has much to do with it. Officiating in the NFL has become so arbitrary and capricious that the Bills woes could be attributed to nothing more than bad luck. And, as has been discussed extensively here, many of the most costly calls against the Bills this year were entirely imaginary.
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Off the top of my head, the the first Pats game, along with the Bengals, Jags and the Redskins were games where the offense did little until the other team had more than a 2 score lead and went into a prevent defense. I'm too lazy to go back and look at all the box scores to confirm this, though. Last year, there was relatively little statistics-padding because most of the losses went down to the wire.I challenge you to prove that. Also, please define what you consider a high percentage? 80%? 50%? 10%?
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But was it a good call?It was the only penalty called against them all game.
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Any one see the defensive PI call that kept the Jets' winning drive alive? Dilfer was incredulous about it.
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When the other team has more than a two-score lead and is playing prevent defense. I would also include the entirety of the game tomorrow.To pass the ball a lot, you kind of need a QB who can throw the ball a lot.
I'm not sure Tyrod Taylor is that guy.
We seem to win when we throw the ball <30 times and run successfully, and lose when the passing attempts climb. When teams successfully choke our run, Tyrod has yet to prove he can pass well enough to carry the team on his arm.
Please define "garbage time". Thanks.
As far as I can tell, the difference between "garbage time" and a fighting, come-from-behind win, is determined in hindsight ie, when the come-from-behind doesn't result in a win.
Which means that the term "garbage time" is, well, garbage.
But I'm willing to change my mind with a good explanation.
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A high percentage of the Bills' points (and quite a few of their lofty stats) came in garbage time. Unfortunately, folks will look at the numbers at the end of the year and conclude that the offense was just fine. They were a 3-and-out (or 4-and-out) machine during long stretches of games this year, and failed at the end of games when the opportunity to tie or take the lead was there.@SalSports Defense was awful, offense slowed down after 5-3 start. You could feel that thing coming apart after the midway point.
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Totally. First 8 games, scored 31, 45, 23, 33, 31, 31, 23, 24. Way south after that.
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I have noticed that many people are now unable to begin a spoken sentence without the word "so". I can't explain it. It has just creeped into the language and seems to be here to stay.The most disturbing about this post is the need to start it with the word "SO". People started doing that about 2 years ago and I think others thought it would make them look cool but it really sounds rather stupid.
Are you still bitter over fredex after seeing carlos
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